Consultant Geriatrician. Chair NW Clinical Senate. Opinions my own
North West, England
Joined February 2016
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Martin Vernon retweeted
1. This statement contains several inaccurate or confused claims.
First, Edwards says the bill is only for those “at the very end of their lives.”
But the bill’s “6-month prognosis” criterion is very broad: 1 in 5 of those eligible will actually have at least 3 years to live.
Martin Vernon retweeted
⭐ META-ANALYSIS: Hospital delirium --> devastating long-term outcomes
253 studies, 137,000+ pts:
• 5.4x dementia risk
• 2.8x institutionalisation
• 2.5x mortality
• 1.7x readmission
⚠️ Delirium = a serious acute problem AND a risk warning.
➡️ All pts deserve robust delirium assessment
Martin Vernon retweeted
BREAKING: Sky News understands the government will not be giving the landmark assisted dying bill legislation more time in the House of Lords, which means it almost certainly will fall.
@SamCoatesSky explains ⬇️
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Martin Vernon retweeted
Have you visited our Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Hub?
A clear, concise, evidence-based set of resources, freely available to all who need them on our website. buff.ly/yZ0Cxzg
Martin Vernon retweeted
🧠🦴 1 in 5 #hipfracture patients have #delirium on arrival.
x2 likely to die within a year & 73% less likely to get home.
Scottish data - N=18,000 pts. Shows: 4AT works at national scale - NB 91% completion. Takes 2 minutes.
Why isn't this standard everywhere?
Martin Vernon retweeted
Professor Sir Chris Whitty urged clinicians to adopt a lower threshold for antibiotic prescribing in this population compared with younger adults #NHS #doctors #antibiotics doctors.net.uk/news/doctors-…
Martin Vernon retweeted
"Pragmatic prescribing to reduce harm for older people with moderate to severe frailty" aims to support prescribing decisions for older people with moderate to severe frailty. View our guidance document here: buff.ly/WofRdSe
Martin Vernon retweeted
Have you read our "Pragmatic prescribing to reduce harm for older people with moderate to severe frailty" document? It aims to support prescribing decisions for older people with moderate to severe frailty.
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Martin Vernon retweeted
The third and final day of our Autumn Meeting is underway. In stream 2 the day has begun with an Ethics and Law session on assisted dying. #BGSconf
Martin Vernon retweeted
We welcone @RCPhysicians new position statement on palliative and end of life care. We support the call for a public campaign, improved education, and a national strategy.
Most people dying each year are older people, it is vital their needs are met.
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Martin Vernon retweeted
We welcome the findings of the @HQIP 2024 National Audit of Care at the End of Life. We are pleased to see the positive statistics, including around patient experience and the prevalence of personalised care plans.
1/2 Have you read the 2024 National Audit of Care at the End of Life (#NACEL) report?
Based on care delivered in 2024, it found that 83% of deaths were expected by clinical staff during final admission and, of these, 84% had a personal care plan.
Link: bit.ly/45r4ibO
Martin Vernon retweeted
2 of 10 key BGS messages on older people's healthcare:
Older people are the main users of health and social care services. Despite this, care and support for older people is often disjointed and hard to navigate. buff.ly/By1N3ID
Martin Vernon retweeted
An entirely avoidable act of self-harm by the govt with predictable negative consequences
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to overhaul the NHS has been thrown into chaos after no money has been set aside to cover the costs of making thousands of redundancies at ICBs thetimes.com/article/14b7f96…
Martin Vernon retweeted
You'll hear a lot about the validation of hospital waiting lists tomorrow. Here's why
Exclusive: Ministers using ‘misleading indicator’ to champion waiting list reduction ift.tt/Ar5u3sL
Martin Vernon retweeted
Our efforts at protecting long-term memory should start earlier in life.
Paper: nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
Martin Vernon retweeted
Does more education slow brain aging?
Nature just published a massive 33-country study: 400K memory tests + 15K brain scans + 16 years of tracking
The answer: nope.
higher education = stronger baseline memory
BUT rate of decline = exactly the same
Key insight 👇
Martin Vernon retweeted
Our newly appointed Frailty Lead, @jaa_adams, writes the latest BGS blog about his career so far, what the role entails and his motivations. Read the blog ⬇️
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Martin Vernon retweeted
The BGS responds to NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England which was published today.
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Martin Vernon retweeted
In 2016, our journal, @Age_and_Ageing, published the Electronic Frailty Index. It was highly influential and is used across the NHS to identify frailty within a population.
This revolutionary has been updated, with the Electronic Frailty Index 2 (eFI2)!
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